By Wayne and Shizuyo
Over the past three years, ICA Japan has had the calling to be in Peace Building by delivering emergency aid to people trapped by floods (Philippines, Thailand), homeless in another country (Somalia), and devastated by earthquakes and tsunami (Northeast Japan, Peru, Chile, Brasil, and Haiti).
In almost all cases we provided what was most urgently needed to those who were being left out, as well as providing healing occasions and ToP seminars, including hiring local staff and colleagues to do much more. We are learning that it is the most venerable parts of society that are affected and that the causes of these calamities were man made. Each calamity seems to be a screaming wakeup call to the whole earth.
Two years ago, we heard from SPIRIT that the emergencies would peak around 2012, but the calamities would not end until the human race changed our ways. We have experienced the most wonderful people in every case, totally open to the future, not restrained by the past nor inhibited by their unfortunate crisis circumstances.
My grand daughter in Sapporo had some struggles over her absent husband and her perhaps over caring mother, so she was
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Takako Shimizu and Shizuyo Sato in front of Emergency Aid goods being distributed in Miyagi Ken, Japan in 2011. |
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somewhat rebellious from time to time. Then the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami hit, and instantly she said “mom, come quick, get under the table!” She forgot every small irritation, and has been a super kind and helpful person ever since. So it went all around the world. We experienced people helping each other, communicating deeply for the first time in maybe 50 years.
At the same time we were picking up after the 2008 conference that left us with only a hundred dollars to live with! Since then, we have recovered, many colleagues and even strangers pitched in, and we were able to write off the conference debts. Wow! It is incredible how the Mystery takes care. Many thanks to those who unexpently helped with gifts greater than you can imagine.
We regained our foothold, doing long term projects with JICA and MOFA in Kenya and in Pune, India, and Community Development and ToP seminars in Japan, while dealing with emergencies and follow-up reconstruction and reconciliation programs. |
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India Pune Environmental Education Center build by ICA Japan gets much use in 2011 by villagers and professional organizations. All pictures enlarge if clicked |
And in Haiti, in addition to rapid emergency aid, we have built two elementary schools.
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One of of 7 classes in the 1st school we constructed in Haiti. We are finishing the second school January 2012, and want to build about 15 more, plus an Anastasia Accelerated Leaning Center too! |
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Now Wayne wants to build primary and middle schools in every one of eleven districts, plus a magnet school based upon the super accelerated Tekos School in Russia. Shizuyo travels overseas almost every month while expanding our network to leading edge corporations wanting to expand abroad. The economic and culture sectors of society are beginning to work together to restore the planet.
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A typical Community Development Workshop in Osewan Village in Isinya, Kenya lead by Shizuyo Sato from Japan. |
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In April we expect to begin a three-year 10 community centers and training project in Bihar, India, working with the fine leader and staff of the NGO HCDI. Many more international sites are being considered and a few are in the pipeline. We have also started to revitalize a hundred towns and villages in Japan.
All of this was possible with the tremendous involvement and support of staff and colleagues Naomi, Maki, Makiko, Reiko, Masaru, Eiki, Kubota, Kitagaki and Obata, of our fine partners in Japan and in a dozen countries, and our great Board as well!
Anastasia helped to keep our spirits up, and the new SRT SPIRIT HEALING process gives us another challenge to serve whoever and wherever we are called. |
